COVID-19
Frontdesk secures $6.8 million in funding
Milwaukee-based corporate homesharing startup Frontdesk LLC continues to attract the attention of investors despite the travel industry's unprecedented shakeup.
Advocate Aurora to dole out $15 million in special employee cash awards
Advocate Aurora Health will distribute special cash award payments totalling $15 million to its employees, chief executive officer Jim Skogsbergh announced Tuesday.Â
Hertz lays off 38 employees in Milwaukee
Estero, Florida-based The Hertz Corp. notified state officials that it has laid off 38 employees at its facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.
Long-term business concerns grow as continuity fears wane in MRA survey
When Waukesha-based employer association MRA started surveying businesses on their coronavirus fears in March, business continuity was a top concern.
Froedtert to test promising antiviral drug remdesivir on coronavirus patients
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin said Wednesday it will begin administering remdesivir – an experimental COVID-19 drug that has shown some promise at fighting the coronavirus – to some of its critically ill patients.Â
Hospitality Democracy’s downtown restaurants to reopen for curbside, delivery service
After closing for six weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Milwaukee-based Hospitality Democracy is reopening four of its restaurants...
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COVID-19 patient back home after receiving plasma, ventilator alternative at Froedtert
A 27-year-old man has returned home after being treated for COVID-19 with convalescent plasma and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Froedtert Hospital.
Bader Philanthropies distributes $1.4 million in emergency funding for nonprofits
Bader Philanthropies, Inc. has distributed $1.4 million in grants to help southeastern Wisconsin nonprofits provide services on the ground in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
Rockwell Automation CEO Blake Moret sees coronavirus altering global supply chains
When Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation offered guidance in January, the company’s executives predicted organic sales growth for the fiscal year would be flat.
Harley-Davidson looks to ‘rewire’ after coronavirus ruins promising quarter
In the first 10 weeks of the year, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson was on pace for one of its best quarters of U.S. retail sales in the last six years.